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[@ratlpolicy](/creator/twitter/ratlpolicy)
"This is why size doesn't really matter. This protest will not change anything. It will not be remembered in history as anything other than a footnote. This isn't the Bonus Army or the March on Washington or the Selma march or the Vietnam protests or even the Women's March"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979654826448626057) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-18T21:04Z 7821 followers, 72.8K engagements


"Harvard has more than enough money to fund every last one of these PhD programs. They're choosing not to so as to use it as a cudgel against the White House. But it should be worn by Trump as a badge of honor. There's a huge glut of PhDs. Fewer of them is a good thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980664312130838548) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T15:55Z 7821 followers, 5135 engagements


"MAGA Leftism is real & it's spectacular"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980689492379140524) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T17:35Z 7821 followers, 1845 engagements


"You're alive to video it. Ergo it's nowhere near the Holocaust. If anything it's far more reminiscent of the destruction of German & Japanese cities after they started a genocidal war they lost. Many similarities there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1977137049821192421) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-11T22:19Z 7828 followers, 2332 engagements


"Donating money to UNRWA is material support for terrorism with a couple of extra steps. Prove me wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1977532590820397423) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-13T00:31Z 7819 followers, 2210 engagements


"They want you to be sympathetic to a guy who literally ran the official military operation of a terrorist group & was personally in charge of the killings of several Israeli civilians. These videos are propaganda plain & simple. I'm sure Osama bin Laden's family liked him too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978141996381348160) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-14T16:52Z 7823 followers, 9863 engagements


"Hell in Cambodia you couldn't even wear glasses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978302262184178037) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-15T03:29Z 7820 followers, 44K engagements


"My wife's cousins are visiting from out of town so we had a grand time hitting a brewery & (IMO) the prettiest city park in the country: Garden of the Gods. Here's some pics from the hike & of my @redlegbrewco beer flight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978943341380132959) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-16T21:57Z 7822 followers, XXX engagements


"Gerrymandering was a term coined in 1812. We've had over XXX years of democracy since. Calm down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979540739949547790) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-18T13:31Z 7822 followers, 1845 engagements


"I have many problems with how Trump has handled this war. I've written & talked about them several times. But let's not pretend that this same shit wasn't happening in 2022 or 2023 or 2024. At least Kyiv isn't being prevented from hitting Russian energy infrastructure anymore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979546210357879005) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-18T13:52Z 7822 followers, 1744 engagements


"@MrsSNorman What power should we exercise And the Russian asset bullshit has been debunked for about X years now. Also you're from Canada. You couldn't even control your own territory without American help. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979562253465878696) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-18T14:56Z 7815 followers, XXX engagements


"This is so extraordinarily stupid. None of these people understand any of the conflicts that they're pretending to be experts about. I'd love this actress (Irish shocker) to explain the conflicts in Sudan & the Congo and how they would be solved via Palestinian activism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979650915125911815) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-18T20:48Z 7822 followers, 3716 engagements


"@besttrousers I don't. I'm proffering my opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979701278680011227) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T00:09Z 7820 followers, 1523 engagements


"Is Trump less popular than he was when he took office Probably. But that doesn't mean the movement that put him there has collapsed or is purely online. Republicans just don't tend to protest. And today was a college football Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979784660826878331) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T05:40Z 7817 followers, XXX engagements


"Medical sources:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979903325697884310) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T13:31Z 7819 followers, XXX engagements


"The constant Nazi comparisons are a sign of a society that 1) knows very little history and 2) has thoroughly misinterpreted it. We are not living in Weimar Germany or Nazi Germany or any Germany. The comparison is frankly insulting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979985266162147795) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T18:57Z 7820 followers, 3740 engagements


"It's insulting to the very real victims of the Nazi regime. It's insulting to the men who defeated it. It's insulting to people who actually understand history. It's insulting to anyone with the capacity for rational thought. And yes it's insulting to this woman's parents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979985728458375646) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T18:59Z 7819 followers, XXX engagements


"There have historically been only two outcomes from Palestinian self-governance. 1) Rampant corruption massive self-dealing & tacit support for terrorism - the Palestinian Authority model. 2) Governance by actual terrorists who repeatedly attack Israel - the Hamas model"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980001455806537906) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T20:01Z 7822 followers, 6597 engagements


"You don't need to believe the Bible to see the historical link between the Jewish people & the land of Israel. Just look at Roman records & the histories written by Flavius Josephus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980098361362669674) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T02:26Z 7823 followers, 5513 engagements


"@TrajansS I think China beats them out but if we're going pound-for-pound rankings Qatar is probably top dog"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980100145221108118) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T02:33Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements


"My wife's cousin was in town for the weekend so we had to take her to our favorite local restaurant: @fourbyluck. The meal was spectacular. First time I've had their fall seasonal menu & it may have been the best meal I've had there. Pics incoming. #twittersupperclub"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980122632407421078) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T04:03Z 7823 followers, XXX engagements


"First the drinks. Started off with an amazing rye cocktail called Editor & Writer with banana liqueur campari & bitters. Second drink was called Il Premio & had Highland Park scotch green chartreuse & amaro. Tasted phenomenal. #twittersupperclub"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980122643170021831) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T04:03Z 7823 followers, XX engagements


"For the first course I got a wonderful beef tenderloin tartare with chili-cured egg yolk nopales & a fancy blue corn tuile. For the next course I had an incredible venison pozole rojo with a flauta lime gel hominy puree & pickled cabbage. #twittersupperclub"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980122658558902704) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T04:03Z 7822 followers, XXX engagements


"The terrorists are Hamas. You know the guys you fund & support And every last death in Gaza is on their hands as they started a war & then hid like cowards behind civilians. If we're casting blame here you sure deserve a lot of it. Far more than America or Israel"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980263980506415436) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T13:24Z 7822 followers, 1771 engagements


"Why is your 10-year-old daughter worried about politics Kids should only be worried about their homework their grades & if they'll be able to hang out with their friends. If she is worried about politics that's not because of Trump. It's because of you. Look inward"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980292252145758425) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T15:17Z 7825 followers, 3097 engagements


"I write about this stuff for a living. I have a young daughter. I promise you that I will never speak to her in a way that makes her worried about the world when she is a child. Parenting today is the root of so much childhood anxiety. It doesn't need to be. Just stop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980293225287180425) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T15:21Z 7826 followers, XXX engagements


"Being aware of politics is not the same as being scared because of it. And 9/11 is not even remotely comparable to today. Also people in earlier generations were far less invested in national politics than we are today so your point there doesn't really hold water"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980303396788969870) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T16:01Z 7828 followers, XXX engagements


"I'll take a Blue Jays World Series win as long as it prevents a Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup win for another several decades. Fair trade IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980626516519317547) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T13:25Z 7826 followers, XXX engagements


"Also this dude was a longtime Redditor. The idea that he didn't know what this tattoo was is highly suspect. Reddit is awash in people freaking out about incipient Nazism finding hidden Nazi symbology in everything. He surely has seen a Totenkopf before"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980649847477932478) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T14:58Z 7826 followers, XXX engagements


"Having a ballroom on White House grounds is eminently reasonable. We should be able to host major events on the premises. I'm absolutely certain that whatever design Trump lands on will be tacky but that's not a threat to the Republic. And future presidents can just redesign it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980651317149458458) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T15:04Z 7826 followers, XXX engagements


"This does not mean the end of research. Talented people can do plenty of that in the private sector. If you look at the employment issues with PhDs especially in the humanities you'll see that there's a serious issue. Also many of these people are hard leftists. No harm done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980664734186922065) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T15:57Z 7826 followers, XXX engagements


"Two of the biggest issues of the week revolve around ceasefires one real & one merely theoretical. The very real Gaza ceasefire & the ideological attempts to avoid internal partisan criticism are the two topics of this week's Rational Policy Podcast. Check it out (Link below)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979200870597431328) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-17T15:00Z 7821 followers, 4331 engagements


"Tucker Carlson is no different than a 1970s-era Jane Fonda leftist. This absurd take on nuclear war is just another example. But contra Tehran Tucker nuclear weapons have made our world far safer from the most destructive kind of conflicts: great power wars. That's very good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979256098520732084) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-17T18:40Z 7821 followers, 4926 engagements


"Leave it to the modern Brits to use bland bloodless corpo-speak to transform one of the most glorious & exciting triumphs in its storied naval history into a boring PR press release. Nelson died for something great. It wasn't this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980992167989662030) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T13:38Z 7821 followers, 1017 engagements


"I totally agree that MAGA sycophants are reaching Soviet levels of rhetorical gymnastics. That's absolutely true. But the Sovietization of our politics isn't new. The last White House was run by an insider-labeled Politburo as Biden was too old to function a la Brezhnev"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981018194832998751) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T15:21Z 7821 followers, 2608 engagements


""Seen as" Please show me where any Republican anywhere would get the benefit of the doubt on something as egregious as this from the mainstream press. I'll wait"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981044606524604834) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T17:06Z 7821 followers, 1456 engagements


"@jmp_nyc That's not an unreasonable argument at all. But it's also not the one being made by XX% of the people who are losing their shit about this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981098371550236974) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T20:40Z 7821 followers, XX engagements


"This is how we win. Feed the AI brainrot internet slop & watch it self-combust. Shitposters you're our only hope"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980369946384482400) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T20:26Z 7822 followers, 3779 engagements


"@ChrisOldman4 But how does that go back to Trump It could definitely enrich contractors but as far as I know Trump isn't one of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981031357066125450) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T16:14Z 7821 followers, XX engagements


"@jmp_nyc Exactly right. This is probably the most reasonable take I've seen on the issue. The fact that we're hosting foreign dignitaries in a tent - albeit a very nice one - is insane. We're the United States not the Great Khan of the Golden Horde"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981103242928148657) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T20:59Z 7822 followers, XX engagements


"Hitler saved Germany by checks notes starting an unnecessary war losing said war killing millions of Germans getting the country partitioned for XX years & turning half of it into a communist hellhole anyways. Other than that Mrs. Lincoln how was the play"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978702916371230742) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-16T06:01Z 7825 followers, 5705 engagements


"It's been clear for a while now that left-liberals have created & adopted a civic religion of sorts supplanting actual religion in their lives. What is surprising is that the religion's key figure is Donald J. Trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979727217598111804) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T01:52Z 7821 followers, 31.1K engagements


"What is the total population of those XXX counties And for a group of people who routinely say that "land doesn't vote people do" when confronted with massive GOP electoral majorities in toral counties won turning on a dime to mourn the loss of local news is hilarious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980298142974378432) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T15:40Z 7822 followers, XXX engagements


"It's not like the East Wing was only built in 1942 & has been renovated repeatedly in the decades since. There is so much to criticize Trump about. Real issues that really matter to our nation & our citizenry. This is not that. At all. Keep your powder dry folks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980650802428752194) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T15:02Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements


"Yeah I'm sure the Marines yelled "FOR THE EAST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE" when they planted the flag on Mount Suribachi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980708557386613004) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T18:51Z 7822 followers, XXX engagements


"@ErikBootsma @MichaelWatsonDC @AviWoolf @pstein4 But they aren't the same religion or the same culture I mean just look at the differences between the Netherlands or Germany & Italy or Spain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980722931014725651) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T19:48Z 7821 followers, XX engagements


"Wait. You're telling me that 26000 Gazan kids were able to take high school exams on functioning laptops in the midst of a genocide And dress in clean well-cared-for clothes for a celebration video with fresh flowers just days after that genocide stopped Gaza is amazing 😍"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978300432217727038) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-15T03:22Z 7822 followers, 1.3M engagements


"And yes that was sarcasm. In an actual genocide you don't get to take exams use computers go to school buy fresh flowers dry clean your clothes or celebrate with confetti poppers. I don't think there was an Auschwitz High"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978300858602250519) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-15T03:24Z 7822 followers, 104.1K engagements


"@redsteeze Live look at Sam Alito:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1978537435291410849) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-15T19:04Z 7822 followers, 1762 engagements


"ICYMI check out the latest episode of the Rational Policy Podcast where we talked about the Gaza ceasefire & the No Enemies to the Right/Left concept. Gotta say we called Hamas's violation of the ceasefire from the start. Give a listen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980021090526359761) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-19T21:19Z 7821 followers, 2337 engagements


"@ProvMagazine @NRO In a sane world the US would be fully prepared & willing to defend the Chagos Archipelago by force. We aren't. This is a multigenerational bipartisan failure. Diego Garcia is crucial for US national security. Allowing a Chinese base within shouting distance is cataclysmic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980369269520232606) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T20:23Z 7821 followers, 5575 engagements


"@bonchieredstate What's the exchange rate for the Qatari riyale right now Asking for a friend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980472326362918932) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T03:12Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements


"As someone with X tattoos (and planning to get more) I simply can't understand the idea that someone could accidentally get a Nazi tattoo. And even if this guy's story is legit & it was purely a drunken accident nobody who does something that dumb should be in the US Senate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980648381417681399) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T14:52Z 7821 followers, 1854 engagements


"So you can't call for mass deportations - a legitimate policy disagreement in a free society - but you can call for the murder of Jews Is that right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980707929327284581) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T18:49Z 7822 followers, XXX engagements


"What Jewish politician hasn't continued endorsing a candidate after it was revealed that he had a Nazi tattoo If anything Bernie is probably more offended as a fan of the USSR than as a Jewish man"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980722621198311875) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T19:47Z 7821 followers, 1588 engagements


"This is honestly just straight-up extortion. Not only of the Department of Justice but of you & me. Unacceptable. Impeachable. Immoral. This is always who Trump has been going back to the 1980s. It's one reason why I have never & will never vote for him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980736441601896572) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T20:42Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements


"Because there are lots of people out there with Prussian military symbology tattoos right That's why all those actual neo-Nazis have it right I am very much against making everything about Nazis & WWII. But this is a recognized symbol because of the SS not the Kaiser"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980741374824833095) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T21:01Z 7821 followers, 1040 engagements


"Watching these people defend an actual Nazi tattoo is so insanely wonderful that I don't even know what to say. I did Nazi that coming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980794415577964589) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T00:32Z 7822 followers, 1401 engagements


"I'm not a big fan of the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome" but this is giving Trump Derangement Syndrome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981105420254269852) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T21:08Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements


"@Kredo0 Can't a nepo-baby Senate candidate afford a better cover-up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981107079315366038) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T21:15Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements


"You do realize that people are criticizing the fact that Platner had an actual Waffen-SS Totenkopf tattooed on his chest for nearly two decades not the reality that military units use unrelated skull & crossbone motifs right And why is this the hill you're choosing to die on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981108955557614007) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-22T21:22Z 7821 followers, 30.2K engagements


"Trump is "torturing" Ukraine because he's going back & forth on whether to deliver Tomahawk missiles Really Some of us remember the first XXX years of this war when Joe Biden slow-walked every weapons delivery & constrained the Ukrainians constantly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1979545790529028328) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-18T13:51Z 7821 followers, 58.5K engagements


"The only silver lining here is that it has the potential to make non-conservatives hate the Kennedy clan as much as we do. The liberal hagiography of this despicable family has been spewed for long enough"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980355106584555592) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-20T19:27Z 7821 followers, 16.5K engagements


"TikTok is a Chinese Communist psyop. Prove me wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1980473353191452735) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-21T03:16Z 7821 followers, 2494 engagements


"This essay by @Edokwin on the origins & development of the American "antifascist" movement is well worth the read. It's neutral detailed & lucid all things that are lacking in so much of the coverage of this issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ratlpolicy/status/1981215237652303913) [@ratlpolicy](/creator/x/ratlpolicy) 2025-10-23T04:24Z 7821 followers, XXX engagements